Inquire Within: The Oddest Jobs In Gaming

"One of the long-running gags in the Flintstones was the line, "It's a living." For instance, after a mastodon was finished washing Fred's car or a pelican was used as a toilet, the prehistoric critter would mournfully look toward the camera and utter the phrase. Don't think that game characters have it any better. While some are blessed with jobs like "professional baseball player" or "chessmaster," others have to moonlight in their own games for a little extra scratch or to move the story along.

As a salute to those working stiffs, we present you some of the best, worst and most memorable in-game jobs."